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Sep 8
6 min

Kickstarting Action: Enabling the Transition to Sustainable Smallholder Farming

Grow Asia’s second Digital Learning Series session of 2022 focused on unpacking sustainable agriculture terms such as regenerative...

Aug 31
3 min

Meet our Regional Communications Manager, Fanny Thiên Nga Perdu!

Welcome to the team, Fanny! Could you tell us a little about yourself and your experience? I am a strong believer that to build a future...

Aug 23
3 min

Meet our G20/B20 Project Manager, Ken Swari Maharani!

Welcome to the team, Ken! Can you tell us a little about yourself and your experience? In my previous role, I was the Strategic...

Jun 28
4 min

Advancing Responsible Investments to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: ASEAN RAI Regional Event

On June 9, 2022, Grow Asia, together with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the ASEAN Secretariat, hosted a...

Jun 16
6 min

The Importance of Carbon in Agriculture and Forestry

Written by Jacelyn Tan (South Pole) and Chrissa Borja (Grow Asia) Grow Asia organized a learning session for its RAI Community of...

Apr 14
5 min

‘In Dialogue with Women Agripreneurs’: Collaboration for Women Agripreneurs’ Empowerment

Written by Ranthi Whesi Umbarani (Grow Asia) and Ursula Toding (ANGIN) As one of the world’s largest agricultural producers and...

Mar 9
4 min

Myths on Engaging Women Farmers

Women play essential roles in farming households, both in crop production – including preparation, planting, transplanting, weeding,...

Mar 9
2 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Myanmar

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today (8 March), I would like to extend my appreciation to all women across the globe and the...

Mar 7
3 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Viet Nam

Grow Asia and Corteva Agriscience™ have partnered to progress the economic empowerment of women farmers and agripreneurs in Southeast...

Mar 1
2 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Papua New Guinea

By: Alma Lance, Gender, Communications and M&E Officer, Grow PNG In Papua New Guinea, women play a central role in agriculture, yet are...

Jan 26
4 min

Meet our Assistant Program Manager for the ASEAN RAI, Hendrietta Retno!

Welcome to the team Retno! Can you tell us a little about your role and the ASEAN RAI? The ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible...

Nov 7, 2021
2 min

Grow Asia appoints Beverley Postma as Executive Director

Singapore, 8 November 2021 – Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder platform that builds action-oriented partnerships for more inclusive,...

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

THRIVE Launches in Viet Nam to Empower Women in Agriculture

Grow Asia and Corteva AgriscienceTM Partner to Progress Women's Economic Empowerment in Viet Nam One in three women in Southeast Asia are...

Sep 14, 2021
3 min

Leveraging Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Coffee Development

On 7 September 2021, Grow Asia and the Coffee Taskforces and Working Groups of three of our Country Partnerships - the Partnership for...

Aug 16, 2021
5 min

Designing the ASEAN RAI Learning and Accreditation Program

With new developments in sustainable investment towards food, agriculture, and forestry, there are many learning opportunities offered...

Aug 6, 2021
5 min

Sustainability Reporting in the Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fishing Sector and the ASEAN RAI

On June 15, 2021, Grow Asia and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) together with Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) ran a...

Jul 21, 2021
5 min

Sustainable finance critical for Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN

With little time to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ASEAN [lags behind] its targets around Decent...

Jul 6, 2021
2 min

Meet our Regional Programs Officer, Chrissa "Borj" Marey Borja!

Welcome to the team Borj! Can you tell us a little about your experience, particularly around the focus of your role with Grow Asia - on...

Jun 23, 2021
4 min

Engaging Women Farmers - The Helicopter Story

Too often, events focus on success stories from actors along agri value chains. On 31 May 2021, Grow Asia partnered with WOMAG to co-run...

Jun 23, 2021
3 min

Meet our Gender Mainstreaming Project Associate, Ranthi Whesi Umbarani!

Launched in March 2021, Grow Asia and Corteva Agriscience™ have created a joint initiative to progress economic empowerment of women...

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